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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: SENATE DAVID MARK <senatehouse12@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <senatordavidmark1991@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:17:23 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND


>From the office of: Senator David Mark
Senate President Federal Republic Of Nigeria
Dear Sir/Madam

RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND
(US$30,000,000.00)

This
is to notify you that your over due entitlement fund has been gazetted
to be released to you after the summit meeting held at the Federal
Government capital territory (Abuja) in which an indoor meeting was held
between my government,International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank
Auditors, representatives of the European Union, Asian,Middle
East,European and American Congress respectively concerning the debts
owed to foreigners.

It was agreed that all the beneficiaries
under the category "A" will receive the sum of Thirty Million United
States Dollars (US$30,000,000.00) as approved and endorsed by all the
parties present in the summit.

Be informed that your name was stipulated under the category "A" awaiting the receipt of his payment.

Therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to reconfirm the following details:

YOUR FULL NAMES:...................
CORRESPONDING ADDRESS:..............
TELEPHONE / FAX NAUMBERS:............
MOBILE PHONE:.................
OCCUPATION/POSITION:.......... .......
AGE/MARITAL STATUS................
SEX..............

Note
that if you have received this message by(electronic email sending
error) to your system, kindly help us by informing us to enable us sort
this out as my office has been instructed by the Presidency to take the
issues of the release of all payment owed to foreign beneficiaries upon
herself in order to sanitize the image of this country as the present
government will be handing over power to the new upcoming government
come May 29th, 2015 and this government will not want to leave without
the settlement of all debts as agreed / endorsed by the parties
involved.

It will interest you to know that as soon as we receive
the above details, we will commence with all needed necessary legal
procedures and issue all payments details to you, in order to approve
the release of your long over due entitlement fund, as our government
wants to rebuild confidence in International Cooperation and
International Financial system.

I want you to understand that
this arrangement supersedesall the previous arrangements given to
you.Nevertheless, if we do not hear from you within the next seven (7)
working days from today, it shall attract indefinite postponement of
your payment and my government will not be blamed for such action, any
question should be directed to this office.The federal government of
Nigeria is sorry for any inconvenience the delay in releasing your
entitlement fund must have caused you as a result of unprofessional
services rendered by the banking and financial institutes and that is
our aim of objective.

Best Regards,
Senator David Mark
senatordavidmark1991@gmail.com
(FEDEREL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA)

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